radiopharmaceutical patient release

["J. J. Rozental" <josrozen@netmedia.net.il>]

To stephane_jeanfrancois@Merck.Com (Stephane Jeanfrancois)

Dear Stephane, 

You are right in your statement. If  there is guidance and recommendation
approved, by national or Internattional organization,  we, professionals in
the area of radiation safety should to follow the rules. This is part of we
know as "RADIATION PROTECTION AND SAFETY CULTURTE".  The "Bible" IAEA - BSS
Safety Series I-115, 1994, page 324 mention:

GUIDANCE LEVEL OF  ACTIVITY  FOR DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL
TABLE III-VI -- GUIDANCE LEVEL FOR MAXIMUM ACTIVITY FOR PATIENTS IN THERAPY
ON DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL, CONSIDERING I-131

1100 MBq  (FOOT NOTE: IN SOME COUNTRIES A LEVEL OF 400 MBq IS USED AS AN
EXAMPLE OF GOOD PRACTICE)

 "In Australia the legal limit for OP treatment is
set at 555MBq.", according with Ivor Surveyor isurveyor@vianet.net.a  
In  Brazil and Israel is  1100 MBq as recommended by BSS (above TABLE)

Any other situation is VIOLATION!!!!!

J.J.Rozental <josrozen@netmedia.net.il>
Consultant, Radiation Safety & Regulation
for developing country (sometimes also for developed ones')